As others have stated, IL is run by cook county. R politicians don't even bother campaigning in cook and dupage. Rauner winning was a huge shock but we all knew he wouldn't be able to accomplish anything w/ madigan still on his throne.
IL needs an electoral system whereas each county gets one vote towards the governor's race.
If we didn't have our surprise 3rd child 10 years ago we'd already have land in TN and plans to flee. Pulling him from IL and putting him in a TN school would be too much of a culture shock so we're stuck for several years.
I'm guessing 10 years more till we can leave. Our house is paid off as are the cars. No CC debt. The older two (17,15) have been told we are NOT signing student loans so plan accordingly for college. I'm too old (50) to take on that risk. I keep pushing .mil service for the GI Bill and tuition assistance. The older boy is ignoring my advice. He's hoping to get a full ride somewhere with plans to become an elementary school teacher
While admirable I cannot fathom why anyone would become a teacher or cop these days. You are wrong no matter what you do.
IL is beyond redemption short of being placed in receivership and having all debts renegotiated for .10 on the dollars. Chiraq is in the same boat and surprisingly both have been run by D's for several decades though I'm sure that's just a coincidence...
In hindsight I wish we had pulled up stakes after getting married and leaving. Now we're stuck